Recent content by charliepanayi

Winhill in FFVIII - I always have a soft spot for the quiet places in Final Fantasy games (which is funny as I live in London and would go nuts living anywhere peaceful!), and I always liked the melancholy atmosphere in Winhill. It's a place where the ghosts of the past hang heavy (a bit like...

I think it was the most underrated 10-15 years ago, but I don't think it is anymore. Its reputation has grown over the years and the naysayers seem to have drifted away somewhat. I'd argue it's now the most popular game outside of FFVI/FFVII

This certainly is the Marmite game in the series, I can't think of another instalment that divides people quite this much. But its fans (of which I am one) are definitely big fans of it, anyone I know who loves FFVIII REALLY loves it and that dedication is nice to see. I do think the game had a...

You get over 300 pages of content in each book, not sure what the problem is. Also the product descriptions on Amazon make it very clear what you're getting. I'm really looking forward to getting these.

Great work all round!

MSN Messenger got subsumed into Skype, so it doesn't exist anymore

It was empty calories, but as empty calories go it was pretty entertaining. It's certainly a lot more dynamic than the book. Ben Mendelsohn is always fun hamming it up as a bad guy and I loved the I do note they omitted the bit in the book about , I wonder if the studio insisted on that?

Amazing, in-depth article here on FFVII as the 20th anniversary approaches. Well worth a read: http://www.polygon.com/a/final-fantasy-7

If it's a Cowboys-Patriots Super Bowl I may have to boycott it on principle.

....you haven't even played the game and you write a long series of posts on how terrible the characterisation is? I'm not sure you can really judge this aspect without playing the game.

Films based on video games generally stink, I am sceptical that this will buck the trend, despite the good cast and director.

You trust Kevin Smith? The guy hasn't made a decent film in well over a decade!

I don't have much faith in any film directed by Zack Snyder.

Here's my manga list: http://myanimelist.net/mangalist/charliepanayi

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